The Charlotte Observer reported that former Mecklenburg County District Judge Bill Belk will face the bar's disciplinary hearing commission in August on charges of lying during a 2009 investigation into possible misconduct in office.

The bar's deputy counsel, Margaret Cloutier, says Belk faces disciplinary action ranging from warnings, reprimands and censure, to suspension of his law license and disbarment.

In a written response to the bar's charges, Belk denied that he lied and said his answers had been misconstrued.

Belk resigned as judge in November 2009. Six months later, the state Supreme Court found that Belk "demonstrated willful misconduct in office" and banned him from returning to the bench.